linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] mm_owner: fix cgroup null dereference

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Date:	Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:06:07 +0530
From:	Balbir Singh <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] mm_owner: fix cgroup null dereference

Jiri Slaby wrote:
> On 08/19/2008 05:37 AM, Balbir Singh wrote:
>> Could you please help me with the steps to reproduce the problem.  I don't seem
>> to be hitting the mm->owner changed callback. I did have a test case for it when
>> I developed mm->owner functionality, but it does not trigger an oops for me.
> 
> I have no idea. My config is at:
> http://decibel.fi.muni.cz/~xslaby/config-memrlimit-oops
> I don't play with cgroups or anything, I just work on the system. Do you need a
> test case, it's obvious from the code as far as I can see?

Yes, the problem is obvious, but I usually use small test cases or test
scenarios to verify that the problem is fixed.

-- 
	Balbir
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